Scuba diver tries to sneak 8 pounds of marijuana into U.S. via St. Clair River

7:11 PM,
Aug. 20, 2013

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Canadian man smuggling marijuana into the U.S. by crossing the St. Clair River in a scuba suit. Agents located a large watertight PVC cylinder holding over 8 pounds of marijuana tired to a seawall ladder.

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A Canadian scuba diver on a late-night swim got tangled up in a weedy mess: He was busted smuggling 8 pounds of marijuana into the U.S. via the St. Clair River, Border Patrol announced today.

And the pot, which carried a street value of about $40,000, stayed dry.

The incident happened around 1 a.m. Monday when U.S. border agents were notified by the St. Clair County Central Dispatch about a person swimming across the St. Clair River near Marine City. Dispatch had received a call from someone who spotted the swimmer. ...